Category: Movie & DVD Reviews

Property Is No Longer Theft Starring – Ugo Tognazzi, Flavio Bucci, Daria Nicolodi (Arrow/MVD) Flavio Bucci plays a hard-working man named Total in the Elio Petri–directed film “Property Is No Longer Theft.” As Total looks back on his depressing life…

Story of Sin Starring – Grazyna Dlugolecka, Jerzy Zelnik, Olgierd Lukaszewicz (Arrow/MVD) Adapted from the Stefan Zeromski novel, “Story of Sin” has been told and retold several times in film. This version, directed by Walerian Borowczyk, was originally released in…

We Are the Flesh Starring – María Cid, María Evoli, Diego Gamaliel (Arrow/MVD) *** If you are easily offended, you probably shouldn’t read this review. “We Are The Flesh” is a Mexican fantasy/horror movie written and directed by Emiliano Rocha…

Arcade Fire The Reflektor Tapes (Eagle Rock) Arcade Fire has been an enigma ever since 2004’s brilliant Springsteen-influenced “Funeral” brought the Montreal band global attention. Their refusal to stay in one musical place too long, incorporating a more dance-heavy vibe…

Peter Green Story Man Of The World (Henry Hadaway Organi) Before Fleetwood Mac became a multi-million dollar rock band with egos as big as the arenas they were selling out in the 1970s, they were a simple blues-rock band started…

Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy Starring: Rachel Amodeo, Roberta Bayley, Den Browne (MVDvisual) Danny Garcia (“The Rise and Fall of the Clash” and “Looking for Johnny”) is back with a fascinating look at a tragic situation…

Heart Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Eagle Rock) In their four decades rocking the planet, there isn’t too much Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Heart hasn’t done in their career. On June 29th,…

Creepshow 2 Starring – George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, Lois Chiles, Stephen King (Arrow/MVD) Five years after the original “Creepshow” was released, “Creepshow 2” came out in 1987. With Stephen King (stories), George A. Romero (screenplay), and long-time Romero collaborator Michael…

The Driller Killer Starring – Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day (Arrow/MVD) Abel Ferrara directs this 1979 b-movie, and plays the leading role Reno Miller, but as an actor he goes under the alias Jimmy Laine. Reno is a struggling…

The Beach Boys Pet Sounds: Classic Albums (Eagle Rock) By now, most folks recognize the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ (1966) as one of the greatest albums ever written and recorded. It’s just that. There are no surprises anymore. That album…

Kix Can’t Stop the Show: The Return of Kix (Loud & Proud) Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It has the power to bring back even the most maligned of musical genres. To be fair, the band Kix, the pride and…

Last of the Mississippi Jukes Starring – Morgan Freeman, Jimmy King, Bill Luckett (Mug Shot/MVD) Although Morgan Freeman may get top billing here, it is the Summers Hotel and the Subway Lounge nestled in its brick foundation that is truly…

Morphine Journey of Dreams (Cinema/MVD) Mark Sandman was a musician, a singer/songwriter, a poet, a visionary, and so much more. So when his untimely death came on July 3, 1999 at the age of 46 it was not only shocking,…